Our Developments

Schonfeld Square

A flagship mixed-use development delivering 144 homes – 85 for retirement living and 59 for general needs. It’s AIHA’s celebrated flagship scheme integrating general housing, sheltered retirement units, and a care home.

Named for Rabbi Dr Solomon Schonfeld, a British Rabbi revered as a Hero of the Holocaust who personally rescued thousands of children through Kindertransports and post-war relief efforts.

Weissmandel Court

An award-winning development of 28 homes, recognised for its design excellence at the 2016 Sunday Times British Homes Awards.

Named for Harav Menachem Ziemba (1883–1943), a brilliant Polish Torah scholar and devoted Gerrer Chasid, who inspired faith and resistance within the Warsaw Ghetto. He refused to abandon his community and was murdered Al Kiddush Hashem on 24 April 1943 during the uprising.

‘Aviv’ – Gelman House, Gordon House and Zemba House

Completed in 2017, this three-building development provides 65 homes.

• Gelman House: Honours Mattis (Matis) Gelman, a brilliant young Vienna scholar murdered in Auschwitz in 1944; an SS guard infamously remarked, “Das ist kein Mensch, das ist ein Engel!”
• Gordon House: Named for Lord George Gordon (1751–1793), an English nobleman who converted to Judaism, upheld Jewish law even in Newgate prison, and died there, mourned by Jews and non-Jews alike.
• Zemba House: Commemorates Harav Menachem Zemba (1883–1943), one of Poland’s greatest Torah scholars, who chose to remain with his community and was martyred in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Palm House and Yetev Lev Court

Together providing 41 homes, this development sits within the historic Fawcett Estate in Stamford Hill, Hackney, originally built in the 1930s. In the early 1990s, two dilapidated blocks were transferred to AIHA and transformed into 36 spacious flats for strictly Orthodox families, complete with communal gardens and succah balconies. A major infill and refurbishment scheme, completed in 2018, added five large family flats, and enlarged six existing homes, together with new lifts, balconies, amenity gardens, children’s play areas, and cycle storage.

• Yetev Lev Court: Named after Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (1808–1883), author of Yetev Lev and revered Sighet Rebbe, whose teachings remain central in the Chassidic world.
• Palm House: Built later as an extension, its name draws on the family name Teitelbaum (“date palm tree” in Yiddish), symbolically honouring Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (1887–1979), the Satmar Rebbe who rebuilt Satmar life after the Holocaust.

Rabbi Roberts House – Golders Green Road

Under construction at 285 Golders Green Road, this shared-ownership scheme will deliver 22 family-sized homes tailored for Charedi Jewish households,  including kosher kitchens and sukkah-ready balconies.

Ground broken 28 March 2024; completion targeted for September 2025, supported by a GLA grant in partnership with Barnet Council.

Named for Rabbi Pinchos Roberts (1932–2022) — Rabbi Roberts served as the Rabbi of Hendon Adath for over 50 years and was a senior Rabbinate member within the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations. A highly respected community leader and authority on Jewish law, he combined scholarship with personal warmth, guiding and supporting countless families across North-West London. His lifelong dedication to Torah and to his community continues to inspire generations.

Dryan Square- Gateshead

A new development in Gateshead, created in partnership with Adler Housing Association and the Gateshead Regeneration Partnership, will provide 20 much-needed family homes designed for the Orthodox Jewish community. These homes will be built to a high standard with layouts and amenities suited to large families.

Named for Rabbi Dovid Dryan (1889–1953) — the Gateshead shochet who, in 1929, founded what became Gateshead Talmudical College, later hailed as the “Oxford of the Yeshiva world.” A Novardok talmid and visionary communal builder, he not only established the Yeshiva but also worked tirelessly to provide housing and support for the boys who arrived after the Holocaust, many of them refugees, homeless or orphans, giving them the chance to rebuild their lives in a Jewish environment. He went on to initiate the founding of the Gateshead Kollel in 1941, assembling Torah leadership around Rabbi Dessler to ensure continued advanced scholarship in Britain. Rabbi Dryan’s pioneering efforts laid the foundations for Gateshead’s emergence as a global centre of Torah learning and communal life.

Reizel Close

Completed in 2003, this £4 million high-density development provides 38 much-needed large-family homes in Stamford Hill, Hackney. The scheme comprises 15 houses and 23 flats built on a constrained site, with communal landscaping and facilities tailored for the Orthodox Jewish community.

Davis Court

Davis Court is a 24-home development on Sawmill Way, just off Timberwharf Road in Stamford Hill, created to help relieve acute overcrowding among local Charedi families. The scheme provides a mix of modern flats in a mid-rise block with balconies, all within easy walking distance of schools, shuls and local shopping.

Named in honour of Rabbi Davis of Agudas Israel of the United Kingdom, the development recognises his decades of communal leadership and support for Orthodox Jewish life in Britain.

Kings Square

Kings Square is part of the major regeneration of the former “Top Streets” area in Higher Broughton, Salford. The overall development delivers 80 new houses, mainly three, four and six bedroom family homes.

Within this wider scheme AIHA provides 19 homes, specifically allocated to Charedi families from the Orthodox Jewish community. Located just off Leicester Road, close to shuls, shops and schools, Kings Square was AIHA’s first substantial development outside London and has played a key role in easing overcrowding for large families in Salford’s rapidly growing Charedi community.

Heron Drive

Heron Drive forms a cluster of 28 AIHA homes within the wider Woodberry Down area off Green Lanes in Hackney. The site was formerly part of the Thames Water reservoirs and filter beds, later released for redevelopment as a new mixed-tenure neighbourhood around the East and West Reservoirs. The development takes its name from the surrounding natural environment, reflecting the area’s wetland setting and local wildlife.

Delivered in partnership with Southern Housing as the lead developer, the scheme includes homes for both Agudas Israel Housing Association and North London Muslim Housing Association, alongside other tenures. This shared project created much-needed, good-quality homes for both Muslim and Orthodox Jewish families side-by-side, turning redundant utility land into a stable, mixed community with excellent access to local schools, parks and public transport.

Avigdor Mews

Avigdor Mews stands on the site of the former Avigdor School on Lordship Road, founded in 1929 and named after Rabbi Avigdor (Victor) Schonfeld. Rabbi Avigdor led the Adath Yisroel Synagogue, helped establish the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, and was a pioneer of Orthodox Jewish schooling in London. His son, Rabbi Dr Solomon Schonfeld, later became renowned for rescuing thousands of Jewish children from Europe and for building the Jewish Secondary Schools Movement.

In the late 2000s the old school buildings were redeveloped with Hackney Council and funding partners into Avigdor Mews, 29 modern homes for the Orthodox Jewish community, completed around 2009. The scheme provides family-sized accommodation close to local schools, shuls and shops, and was one of the first purpose-built social housing projects designed specifically around the needs and lifestyle of Stamford Hill’s growing Charedi community.

Broughton Green

Broughton Green is part of a long-term regeneration programme in Higher Broughton which aimed to deliver around 700 new homes together with community facilities such as a library, youth club and sports fields. The private development included many large five, six and seven bedroom houses intended for open-market sale.

When the 2008 financial crisis left a significant number of these properties unsold, AIHA, with backing from the Housing Corporation and strong support from Salford City Council, stepped in to purchase a batch of the large family houses as social housing, with additional units acquired without grant. This intervention converted a stalled private scheme into long-term, affordable homes for Orthodox Jewish families, forming part of an estate of around 40 homes at Broughton Green and making a real impact on local housing pressures.

125 Clapton Common/The Gardens

125 Clapton Common, known as The Gardens, comprises 39 general needs homes and was developed in two phases on a former housing association site, originally comprising ageing residential buildings requiring comprehensive redevelopment.

The first phase took place in the late 1990s, when Agudas Israel Housing Association acquired the front portion of the site. The existing building was demolished and replaced with a new block of 13 homes, completed in 2001. The scheme included a mix of tenures, with a small number of outright sales helping to subsidise the delivery of affordable housing.

The rear of the site consisted of a larger 1950s sheltered housing scheme for elderly residents, comprising approximately 30 units and remaining in use for a number of years. When the opportunity arose to acquire this portion on the open market, AIHA was well placed to proceed, building on its earlier development at the front of the site.

The second phase was completed in 2010, supported by grant funding from the Housing Corporation. Retaining the established name The Gardens, the redevelopment delivered 26 new homes, including houses, maisonettes and flats, with a mix of one- to five-bedroom units. The scheme provides a balanced tenure of social rent and shared ownership, contributing significantly to the supply of high-quality, family-sized housing in the local area.

Rookwood Road

The Rookwood Road scheme was developed to replace earlier supported accommodation at 30 Dunsmure Road, which had been provided in the 1990s as shared housing. Over time, this arrangement became unsuitable for meeting the needs of a mental health scheme for men, prompting the need for a more appropriate, self-contained model of accommodation.

When a property at 4 Rookwood Road became available, Agudas Israel Housing Association acquired the site, facilitating a move for the existing owner into alternative accommodation within Aguda House. With the support of Hackney Council, AIHA secured funding through the Greater London Authority to redevelop the site.

The existing end-of-terrace house was demolished and replaced with a purpose-built development, comprising six fully self-contained units alongside communal facilities and an external annexe. The scheme provides high-quality, supported accommodation designed specifically to meet the needs of this client group, offering a more suitable and sustainable housing solution.